Seventeen days after the alleged sexual assault and murder of
two-year-old Kelsey Smith-Briggs, her father, Lance Briggs filed to
be executor of her "estate." Multi-million dollar lawsuits soon
followed.

Kelsey's step-father, Mike Porter was arrested and charged with
first degree murder (the sexual assault charge was added after a
second autopsy confirmed "forcible sexual assault"). Mike Porter's
million dollar bond was reduced to $250,000 and he bonded out of
jail and joined the Briggs' Web site. In private emails he plotted
with the Briggs to get Raye Dawn charged "with something." If she
was charged and convicted in connection with Kelsey's death, she
would not share in any proceeds from the lawsuits.

Rallies were held; picketers paraded in front of the courthouse;
letters were sent to the judges and district attorney; "No plea for
the blonde bombshell" was written on picket signs.

In February of 2006 Raye Dawn was charged with enabling the
abuse of her child, though the evidence did not support the charge.

On February 2, 2007, Mike Porter accepted a 30-year plea for
enabling child abuse--ten times the state's average. The
report on his computers had been completed on January 29, 2007.

Kelsey's father settled the 15 million dollar lawsuit against
the state for a mere $625,000. Raye is in prison for 27 years with
no parole because she "should have known" that Mike Porter would
rape and murder her child.

On 3-5-2006 Kathie Briggs said: "Our DA has
already stated on camera his case against Mike Porter is strong."

After Mike's plea a
paper quoted: "If it wasn't for the Briggs family's desire to
accept the agreement, Smothermon said he would have taken this case
to trial."

Kathie Briggs stated 3-5-2006: "We heard another rumor today that a
deal could be made for the mother. This is not justice for Kelsey if
that happens..."